National Institute of Technology Calicut is a Technical Institution of national importance set up by an Act of parliament(Act 29 of 2007) namely, the National Institute of technology Act 2007, which received the assent of the President of India on 5th June 2007. The provision of the Act has come into force with effect from 15th August 2007 as per Notification S.O.1384(E) dated 9th August 2007 of the MHRD(Dept. of Higher Education), New Delhi. As per the provision of the said Act, this Institution runs on a nonprofitable basis.

To develop high-quality technical education and personnel with a sound footing on basic engineering principles, technical and managerial skills, innovative research capabilities, and exemplary professional conduct to lead and to use technology for the progress of mankind, adapting themselves to changing the technological environment with the highest ethical values as the inner strength.

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is actively involved in diverse areas of research and offers consultancy services to industry. NITC entered into the area of active research through projects from DRDO way back in 1980. The research and consultancy activities are actively taken up by the faculty members of the Institute and have been gaining momentum in the recent past.

Currently, there is more thrust on interdisciplinary research activities. Sponsored research projects investigated by the faculty and supported by various government and research organizations have helped the Institute in procuring state of the art instruments and equipment necessary for carrying out high-quality research. Research projects of academic nature, as well as those aimed at solving industrial problems, are being pursued.

The Office of the Dean-Research and Consultancy facilitates and coordinates all research and development activities of the Institute. The communication and coordination work, compilation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, registration for a patent of products etc. are looked after by this Office. Details of expertise, infrastructure, major projects (consultancy and research), clients, sponsors etc. are available in the corresponding sections of this website